I was looking for TV ratings for this WWC compared to the 2015 WWC. There was much out there, yet. I did find this: USWNT-England hits 8.4 million viewers to break several records. I'd appreciate if you all could post any news on this. I'm also interested to read about the TV ratings for all nations involved.
5.481 million: record women’s football audience saw #OranjeLeeuwinnen in their 1st ever #FIFAWWC #LaGrandeFinale on @NPO1 – 88% of #NED TV viewers watched the match, 34.5% of the whole country – highest #NED TV audience since 2014 #WorldCup semi-final pic.twitter.com/has1Fg9LVe— FIFA Media (@fifamedia) July 8, 2019 Wow! Those are incredible numbers for the Netherlands!
Some indication of ratings based on the attached: https://deadline.com/2019/07/megan-...-ratings-netherlands-team-usa-fox-1202642953/ The numbers are impressive. I'm not surprised that the ratings did not beat 2015 - there was a revenge factor with the Japan finale rematch and the elevation from beating Germany in a scintillating semifinal. Plus, the final in 2015 was in prime time; this was not. And, the Netherlands (a good side and seemingly fine people) did not generate the "rivalry" factor like Japan did. It can now be said that three of the four most watched soccer games in American history were played by its women's national team. The reduced viewership for this year's final should not detract from the fact that the tournament had its greatest viewership success ever in Europe, an important harbinger for the women's game going forward. And, even without breaking the '15 record, the viewership here still shows that this team has an impressive following.
No exact numbers, but still good news: Telemundo reports that #USWNT Netherlands final was the most watched Spanish language broadcast ever for a women's soccer match— Dan Lauletta (@TheDanLauletta) July 9, 2019 EDIT: Never mind, I found numbers: "Sunday’s final was one of the most watched soccer games in U.S. history, drawing a total of around 14.3 million viewers on Fox (including streaming), beating last year’s men’s final, which was watched by 11.4 million, by 22%. The U.S. victory posted a 10.0 overnight metered market rating, up 20% on the 2018 finale. The final was also broadcast on Telemundo Deportes where it posted historic figures, averaging 1.6 million viewers. That figure makes it the most watched Women’s World Cup match ever on Spanish-language TV, surpassing the 2015 final, which averaged 1.27 million viewers, by 22%. However, Sunday’s affair still fell comfortably short of the viewership benchmark set by the 2015 final against Japan, which turned out to be the most watched soccer match in U.S. history with 25.4 million total viewers. It’s worth noting that the 2015 games aired in primetime due to the tournament being held in Canada."
Here is what FIFA sent to the media : Taking the FIFA Women’s World Cup to the next level Over the last four weeks, from the group stage through the knockouts, the FIFA Women’s World Cup France 2019™ has been a hit with audiences around the world. Ahead of Sunday’s final between the USA and the Netherlands, we look at the key takeaways from a competition that has seen viewership of women’s football grow exponentially in many territories. The FIFA Women’s World Cup 2019 is on track to reach more than one billion viewers across all platforms worldwide. Based on the figures collected from the participating markets before the final, the tournament has already reached 850 million unique viewers. FIFA also expects the average global live match audience to double France v. Brazil (round of 16) became the highest all-time global television audience for live #FIFAWWC coverage with 58.761 million (in 21 competing territories), beating the previous high of 52.562 million viewers for USA v. Japan final in 2015 (all broadcast territories). This FIFA Women’s World Cup has brought women’s football to whole new audiences, setting TV viewing records in many of the participating territories. Here are some of them: Brazil: 35.245 million viewers for France v. Brazil (R16) – highest ever #FIFAWWC audience in a single territory (previous #FIFAWWC record audience: 25.4 million viewers for USA v. Japan 2015 final in the USA) France: 11.8 million viewers (56% share) for France v. USA (quarter-final) – women’s football record (previous high before #FIFAWWC 2019: 4.12 million) In the host territory, the average combined TF1/Canal+ audience for matches involving France was 10.7 million viewers, higher than any previously recorded audience for dedicated women’s sports telecasts and the highest sports audiences of the year. They were also double those seen for other traditionally strong sports in France such as Tour de France cycling and rugby union over the last two years. UK: 8.819 million viewers for England v. USA (semi-final) – women’s football record (previous high before #FIFAWWC 2019: 2.797 million) Italy: 7.303 million viewers for Italy v. Brazil (group stage) – women’s football record (previous high before #FIFAWWC 2019: 468,000) Netherlands: 5.015 million viewers (78.5% share) for Netherlands v. Sweden (semi-final) – women’s football record (previous high before #FIFAWWC 2019: 4.1 million) Sweden: 2.483 million viewers (79.8%) for Netherlands v. Sweden (semi-final) – most watched sports broadcast of the year, higher than average audience for Sweden’s matches at 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia USA: 8.042 million viewers for England v. USA (semi-final) – more than 100% higher than audience for USA v. France semi-final in 2011 (last #FIFAWWC in same time zone) Interest in the FIFA Women’s World Cup – and women’s football generally – is growing and audiences for neutral matches have been high France: 6.277 million viewers (share 31.1%) for England v. USA (semi-final) China: 5.7 million viewers for Italy v. Netherlands (quarter-final) UK: 3.804 million viewers for France v. USA (quarter-final) Germany: 4.740 million viewers for France v. USA (quarter-final) Not only are they attracting higher audiences, but #FIFAWWC 2019 matches are also achieving very high shares of viewing Broadcasters in France, Brazil, Netherlands, Norway, Australia and Sweden have all seen a share of viewing of well over 50%; in Germany, Italy and the UK, the share of viewing has exceeded 40%, even during primetime. Highest share of viewing: over 80% of people watching TV at the time were tuned into Netherlands v. Italy (quarter-final), while 79.8% of Swedish TV viewers watched their semi-final. Major national free-to-air broadcasters have transmitted more games and promoted the event more than ever before 62 Media Rights Licensees present in France (vs 37 present in Canada 2015) 126 MRLs covering 206 territories Impressive digital audiences reflect this significant increase in interest in the women’s game USA: 361,000 average audience on FOX’s digital platforms for England v. USA, providing an uplift of 5.1% on the network’s linear TV audience Brazil: Over 400,000 unique users on Globoesporte.com for two of Brazil’s matches in the group stage, exceeding viewing for many matches at the 2018 FIFA World Cup China: Over 6 million unique users for Brazil v. Jamaica on cctv.com
@shlj - was that in print form (paper, .pdf, etc) or via weblink? If the latter, please reduce the post to the first few lines and include the link - that is from BigSoccer Legal (it's a copywrite thing).
PDF file on the FIFA media channel. Too late for me to edit now, but please do if needed. No one wants a legal problem...
And what is not measured in the number of fans who watched the game simultaneously on the pay tv channel Canal plus. So there might have been an extra 500k+ watching those games as well in France, plus the people in bars etc...